On Monday and Tuesday, July 14th/15th, the Prep Baseball Utah staff hosted it's biggest event of the year with the Top Prospect Games held at BYU - Miller Park. With over 100 prospects on hand, there was no shortage of uncommitted talent that stood out to our staff, and to the multiple colleges coaches in attendance.

The two-day event was action-packed. Day 1 featured a full workout for all position players, including batting practice tracked by TrackMan and BLAST, a 60-yard dash recorded by VALD Performance, and defensive evaluations with positional velocities. Day 2 was dedicated to live gameplay, with six teams competing across three games—each filled with standout performances. Pitchers had their data captured by TrackMan, providing an in-depth look at how their stuff plays in a live setting. 

This event served as a key identifier for future invite-only events such as the Super Sophomore Games, West Coast Games, and more.

Over the next few days, we’ll be rolling out post-event coverage spotlighting top performers, stat leaders, and more. Stay tuned to our social channels for video highlights, leaderboards, and continued content from the event.

Yesterday, we released our Statistical Analysis, highlighting some of the top overall data performances. Today, we take a closer look at the TrackMan Pitching data collected during the pitcher's live outings at the Top Prospect Games.

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FASTBALL

MAX VELOCITY (MPH)

Max Fastball Velocity: This metric calculates the speed of the pitch as it’s released from the pitcher’s hand.

SPIN RATE (AVG)

Spin Rate: This metric calculates the rate of spin on the baseball as it leaves the pitcher’s hand, measured in revolutions per minute (rpm). Historical data shows that high-spin fastballs lessen the impact of gravity, allowing for more ‘rise’ (or less fall, in other words) as it carries through the zone. Low-spin fastballs typically indicate the pitch has greater horizontal action, often making it tougher to square up, but generally easier to make contact with, leading to more ground balls, while high-spin fastballs show a correlation with swings and misses.

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

Induced Vertical Break: Used in short form as "IVB," this metric is most important on fastballs for creating rise and on curveballs for creating depth – it can also have some use when measuring sliders and cutters as well. Sliders tend to be closer to zero inches while cutters are generally between 5 and 15 inches. Usually fastballs and curveballs with large IVB have higher spin efficiencies as well. Sliders generally have very little (closer to zero) IVB and very low spin efficiency. You could also categorize IVB into spin rate as this is part of the “useful movement” you’re looking for. IVB is also a huge part of the vertical approach angle.

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

Horizontal Break: Outlined on TrackMan’s own website: “... horizontal movement is measured in inches between where the pitch actually crosses the front of home plate side-wise, and where it would have crossed home plate side-wise if had it traveled in a perfectly straight line from release. A positive number means the break was to the right from the pitcher’s perspective, while a negative number means the break was to the left from the pitcher’s perspective.”

STRIKE ZONE RATE%

CURVEBALL

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

SLIDER

SPIN RATE (AVG.)

INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (AVG.)

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

CHANGEUP

HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT (AVG.)

SPIN RATE (RPM)

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Upcoming Events

Showcase	State	Date	Location
Senior Future Games (Class of 2026)	NATIONAL	07/22	LakePoint Sports
Future Games (Class of 2027)	NATIONAL	07/23	LakePoint Sports
Junior Future Games (Class of 2029/30)	NATIONAL	07/24	LakePoint Sports
2025 West Coast Super Sophomore Games (Invite-Only)	UT	09/26	University of Oregon / Bushnell University

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